11032220

Architecture for Performing Actions in a Third-Party Service by an Email Client

PublishedJune 8, 2021
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16 claims

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1. A system comprising: at least one computing device comprising a processor and a memory; and a management service executable by the at least one computing device, the management service causing the at least one computing device to at least: initiate enrollment of a client device with the management service as a managed device; initiate installation of an email client on the client device, wherein the email client is installed as a managed application that is managed by the management service; generate an email service profile associated with a third-party service, wherein the email service profile specifies a regular expression that the email client can apply to identify an email associated with the third-party service, wherein the email client can identify the email message using the regular expression and take an action in the third-party service based upon the email message, the third-party service being different from an email account corresponding to the email message; and initiate installation of the email service profile on the client device by the management service, wherein the email service profile is installed as a configuration profile on the client device, wherein the configuration profile is installed through a management application programming interface (API) provided by an operating system of client device, the management API accessible by a management component installed on the client device with elevated privileges.

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2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the email service profile comprises an authentication credential associated with the third-party service, wherein the email client can authenticate the client device with the third-party service.

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3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the email service profile comprises a regular expression that the email client can apply to identify an email associated with the third-party service.

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4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the email service profile comprises an icon that the email client can display in association with the email message within a user interface of the email client.

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5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the email service profile defines at least one action that can be taken with respect to the email, wherein the at least one action is specific to the third-party service, and the email service profile further specifies a messaging protocol between the email client and the third-party service.

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6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the email service profile further comprises an extensible markup language (XML) file that specifies native user interface controls provided by an operating system of the client device that the email client renders to facilitate selection of the at least one action.

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7. A method comprising: initiating enrollment of a client device with a management service as a managed device; initiating installation of an email client on the client device, wherein the email client is installed as a managed application that is managed by the management service; generating an email service profile associated with a third-party service, wherein the email service profile specifies a regular expression that the email client can apply to identify an email associated with the third-party service, wherein the email client can identify the email message using the regular expression and take an action in the third-party service based upon the email message; and initiating installation of the email service profile on the client device by the management service, wherein the email service profile is installed as a configuration profile on the client device, wherein the configuration profile is installed through a management application programming interface (API) provided by an operating system of client device, the management API accessible by a management component installed on the client device with elevated privileges.

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8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the email service profile comprises an authentication credential associated with the third-party service, wherein the email client can authenticate the client device with the third-party service.

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9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the email service profile comprises a regular expression that the email client can apply to identify an email associated with the third-party service.

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10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the email service profile defines at least one action that can be taken with respect to the email, wherein the at least one action is specific to the third-party service, and the email service profile further specifies a messaging protocol between the email client and the third-party service.

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11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the email service profile further comprises an extensible markup language (XML) file that specifies native user interface controls provided by an operating system of the client device that the email client renders to facilitate selection of the at least one action.

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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions, wherein when executed by a processor of a computing device, the machine-readable instructions cause the computing device to at least: initiate enrollment of a client device with a management service as a managed device; initiate installation of an email client on the client device, wherein the email client is installed as a managed application that is managed by the management service; generate an email service profile associated with a third-party service, wherein the email service profile specifies a regular expression that the email client can apply to identify an email associated with the third-party service, wherein the email client can identify the email message using the regular expression and take an action in the third-party service based upon the email message, the third-party service being different from an email account corresponding to the email message; and initiate installation of the email service profile on the client device by the management service, wherein the email service profile is installed as a configuration profile on the client device, wherein the configuration profile is installed through a management application programming interface (API) provided by an operating system of client device, the management API accessible by a management component installed on the client device with elevated privileges.

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13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the email service profile comprises an authentication credential associated with the third-party service, wherein the email client can authenticate the client device with the third-party service.

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14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the email service profile comprises a regular expression that the email client can apply to identify an email associated with the particular third-party service.

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15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the email service profile comprises an icon that the email client can display in association with the email message within a user interface of the email client.

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16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the email service profile defines at least one action that can be taken with respect to the email, wherein the at least one action is specific to the particular third-party service and the email service profile further specifies a messaging protocol between the email client and the third-party service.

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Publication Date

June 8, 2021

Inventors

RAMANI PANCHAPAKESAN
GANGADHAR NITTALA
NOAH WASMER

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